By Todd LaRoche (@toddlaroche)
I wasn’t more than a small child the first time I hyper-spaced through the galaxy in Asteroids. Within seconds of whizzing past meteors and shooting stars, I was hooked – and I wasn’t alone. Over the past 40 years, video games have changed our culture. They influence the way we live and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Communities'
Are You Game?: Gaming and the Healthcare Industry
August 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Opinion, Trends
Tags:communication·Communities·Education·gaming·healthcare·interactive·marketing·support group·therapy·video games
Are You Ready to Get UnNiched?
July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · News
By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur)
Seth Godin wrote a blog post that identifies two kinds of schooling: one where “you learn technique, facts and procedures,” and one where “you learn to see, learn to lead and learn to solve interesting problems.”
As I reflect on the educational conferences and events that Pixels & Pills has attended this past [...]
Tags:awareness·cause·change·charity·communications·Communities·conference·empower·event·Fard Johnmar·health policy·healthcare·innovation·Lung Cancer Alliance·marketing·Seth Godin·unNiched
Interview with Manhattan Research’s Monique Levy
July 1st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Knowledge, News
As Senior Director of Research at Manhattan Research, Monique Levy focuses on consumer and physician eHealth trends and marketing strategy. Prior to joining Manhattan Research, Levy was Senior Analyst at JupiterResearch for six years, leading their health coverage. She also applied her health psychology expertise at eDiets.com, managing community and providing [...]
Tags:communication·Communities·doctors·epatient·Manhattan Research·marketing·mobile·Monique Levy·networks·online resources·Patients·smartphone·social media
Melissa Davies of Return on Focus, LLC Helps Us Understand the Impact of Social Media
June 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Knowledge, News
Return on Focus, LLC’s Melissa Davies talks to Pixels & Pills about developing social media marketing campaigns that resonate with patients.
Tags:#cbism·CBI Social Media Tools Conference·Communities·digital video·events·Melissa Davies·Return on Focus·social media
Understanding the Patient-Doctor Relationship
June 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Opinion
By Dan Bobear (@dbobear)
Chris Schroeder, CEO of HealthCentral, loves what he calls “empowered patients”. He spoke about them at this year’s DTC conference this spring, and wrote about them in an article in DTC Perspectives this month.
So what are empowered patients? They’re proactive, they’re curious, they’re confident, they’re demanding, and they’re very loyal when they [...]
Tags:communication·Communities·Design·digital strategy·Digital Tools·doctors·Health care·HealthCentral·Patients·social media
Pixels & Pills’ Ultimate Guide to Facebook
May 25th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Knowledge
By Sven Larsen (@zemoga)
How did this whole Facebook thing get started?
All it took was a college dropout and a dream. It was February 2004 when 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow Harvard roommates launched their closed social network, exclusive only to students of their alma mater. The idea was hardly new or novel; he borrowed [...]
Tags:communication·Communities·digital strategy·Digital Tools·Facebook·Mark Zuckerberg·marketing·Pharma·social media·Social network·technology
Jenna Woodul On Culture and Community in Social Media, Part II
May 11th, 2010 · 6 Comments · News
Jenna Woodul, EVP, Chief Community Officer of LiveWorld discusses communities, moderators, and safety
Tags:BDI·Communities·digital video·events·Jenna Woodul·LiveWorld·Pixels & Pills·Social Comm & Healthcare·social media
Jenna Woodul On Culture and Community in Social Media, Part I
May 11th, 2010 · 6 Comments · News
Jenna Woodul, EVP, Chief Community Officer of LiveWorld discusses communities, moderators, and safety
Tags:BDI·Communities·digital video·events·Jenna Woodul·LiveWorld·Pixels & Pills·Social Comm & Healthcare·social media
Healthcare Scares
May 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Opinion
This post continues our week-long theme of government regulation with a discussion on why it’s important for consumers to engage with with Pharma companies.
By Russ Ward (@russcward)
Every one of us has done it at least once.
You come down with some sickness, tally up the symptoms of your malady, and hit the internet. Ten minutes later, [...]
Tags:communication·Communities·Compliance·DTC·Education·FDA·Health care·Legal Issues·marketing·Patients·Pharma·social media·technology
Revolution meets reform: can social media help shrink health disparities in the United States?
April 30th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Knowledge, Trends
By Jim Mittler, PhD, Medical Director (@jim_mittler)
We all know that the social media revolution is happening and it cannot be stopped—this is according to the exponential growth of social media over the past several years. It has fundamentally changed the way in which information is disseminated and the way people communicate throughout the world today. [...]
Tags:#fdasm·#hcsm·American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009·communication·Communities·Digital divide·digital strategy·drug safety·Education·Facebook·Health care·Health Care Reform·innovation·Legal Issues·mobile·patient portal·Patients·Pharmaceutical industry·social media·technology·United States·WebMD·YouTube
